Arēna Rīga
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| Location | Riga, Latvia |
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| Capacity | 14,500 (concerts) 11,200 (basketball) 10,300 (ice hockey) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 17 June 2004 |
| Built | 1 February 2006 |
| Opened | 15 February 2006 |
| Construction cost |
Ls 20 million EUR € 28.5 million |
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Dinamo Riga (KHL) (2008–present) HK Riga (MHL) (2010–present) BC VEF Rīga (2009–present) Barons LMT (BBL/LBL) (2006–2009) ASK Riga (BBL/LBL) (2006–2009) EuroBasket 2015 |
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Arena Riga (Latvian: Arēna Rīga) is an indoor arena in Riga, Latvia. It is primarily used for ice hockey, basketball and concerts. Riga Arena holds a maximum of 14,500 and was completed in 2006. It was built to be used as one of the venues for the 2006 IIHF World Championship, the other being Skonto Arena.
It has been home to the Kontinental Hockey League club Dinamo Riga since 2008.
During the years the Arena has also hosted many well-known artists from all over the world.
The arena hosted the 'D' group of Eurobasket 2015.
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Arena Riga Eurobasket Women 2009
Arena Riga CAN-CZE-2006-05-14
Dinamo Riga - Barys Astana 2008-12-28
Coordinates: 56°58′4.65″N 24°7′16.84″E / 56.9679583°N 24.1213444°E
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